Assistant General Counsel – Global Labor & Employment

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world including Buffalo Trace Pappy Van Winkle Eagle Rare Blantons and Sazerac Rye. Additionally Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits including Fireball Southern Comfort Seagrams V.O. Myerss Goldschläger Parrot Bay 99 Brand and Platinum Vodka.

Were proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky four times and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of worlds most award-winning distillery through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether youre a recent graduate or an experienced professional Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting entrepreneurial industry.

Sazerac Company is seeking an Assistant General Counsel Global Labor & Employment to serve as the companys senior legal advisor on employment and labor matters across our global operations.This role will partner closely with executive leadership Human Resources and business leaders to shape and execute the companyspeoplestrategy while ensuring compliance with complex and evolving employment laws.The Assistant General Counsel will play a key leadership role within the Legal Department and willhelp design scalable legal systems policies and governance frameworks to support Sazeracs continued global growth. The successful candidate will combine deep technicalexpertisein employment law with strong business judgment leadership capability and a proactive solution-oriented mindset.This is a unique opportunity to help shape the employment legal strategy of one of the worlds fastest growing global spirits companies.

Priorities

• Serve as the companys lead legal advisor on labor and employment matters across the United States and internationally. Partner with executive leadership and HR leadership to proactivelyidentifyworkforce-related legal risks and develop practical solutions aligned with businessobjectives. Provide strategic counsel on complex and sensitive employment matters including executive separations workforce restructuring internal investigations and high-risk personnel decisions. Support Sazeracs rapid globalexpansion by helping design scalable employment frameworks policies and governance structures.

• Partner with labor counsel and HR leadership on union-related matters including grievances arbitrations and collective bargaining issues where employment law considerations intersect with labor relations. Provide guidancetomanufacturing leadership on labor-related employment risks.

• Provide day-to-day legal guidance to HR leaders plant leadership and commercial teams on matters including: discrimination harassment and retaliation; wage and hour compliance leave and accommodation laws performance management and disciplinary actions reductions in force restrictive covenants and protection of trade secrets compliance with federal state and international employment laws

• Lead legal strategy for employment litigation and administrative matters including EEOC and state agency charges employment litigation and class actions and internal investigations. Manage outside counsel to ensure high-quality representation and cost-effective outcomes. Develop litigation strategies aligned with business priorities and risk tolerance.

• Lead development and implementation of employment policies and programs supporting the companys culture and complianceobjectives. Provide training to HR leaders and management on employment law developments and best practices. Support the evolution of Sazeracs Code of Conduct andcomplianceinitiatives.

• Develop processes and frameworks to manage employment risk across a growing global workforce.Identifyopportunities to improve legal operations standardize employment practices and enhance collaboration between Legal and HR. Contribute to the continued development and sophistication of Sazeracs global legal function.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership across the organization. Bring a business-first mindset that balances legal risk with commercial opportunity. Demonstrate enterprise thinking considering the broader impact of decisions across the company. Lead with integrity and reinforce Sazeracs commitment to winning the right way. Build strong cross-functional relationships across HR operations and commercial teams. Help mentor and develop legal and HR team members supporting employment matters.

Qualifications

MUST

• Juris doctor (jd) or equivalent legal degree

• Active membership in at least oneu.s.state ord.c.bar

• Deepexpertiseinu.s.employment law with the ability to navigate global employment considerations

• Proven ability to counsel senior leaders on complex employment matters

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong business judgment and ability tooperateeffectively in a fast-paced business environment

Experience

MUST

• 812 years of labor and employment law experience

• Significant experiencemanaging employment litigation and administrative agency matters

PREFERRED

• Prior in-house experience supporting a large or multinational organization

• Experience supporting manufacturing environments commercial sales organizations or unionized workforces

• Experience supporting global employment matters across multiplejurisdictions

• Background in consumer-packaged goods beverage alcohol or other regulated industries

Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 25%

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